Ice-cream freezer



' (No Model.)

. H. MORRIS.

IGE CREAM FREEZER.

No.-306,696. Patented 001;. 14, 1884',

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UNgiifnn STATES PATENT Grains.

HENRY MORRIS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ICE-CREAM FREEZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,696, dated October14, 1884.

Application filed July 1,1?84. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Monnrs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIce-Cream- Freezing Machines; and I do hereby declare the following tobe afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to that class of machines for freezing ice-creamand similar articles in which a number of the cans of cream are preparedand frozen simultaneously.

The invention lies in the particular construction and arrangement ofparts. as will hereinafter be described, and pointed out in the claims.

I11 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is .an elevation of my improvedmachine, having four tubs and their corresponding cans containing thecream placed in position. Fig. 2 is a plan. Fig. 3is avertical sectionthrough a tub and can.

A represents the frame of the machine.

B is a shaft extending across the top of the frame.

b is a beveled cog-wheel on the shaft 13.

c is a driving-pulley to which a belt is attached when desiring to workthe machine by steam-power.

c is a wheel provided with a suitable handle for turning the maehine byhand.

0 is a large beveled cog-wheel revolving around a vertical shaft placedon the top of the frame above the top of the tubs and cans. This wheelis also provided with spur-cogs on its outer periphery, and may havesmall friction-wheels placed underneath the outer rim for the purpose ofsupporting it and reducing the friction on the central shaft.

D D D D are the several tops of the cans fitted securely thereto, sothat when the top revolves the can will turn with it.

d d (Z (Z are cog-wheels secured on the upper ends of the tops D.

E E E E are the cans for holding the cream.

D D D D are the tubs in which the cans areset.

G is the space between tub and can for the ice.

G is the shaft carrying the stirrer. This shaft remains stationary whilethe can revolves, and it extends up through and beyond the cog-wheels d,the upper end being made square.

a a are vertical posts fitted into the frame Aon either side of eachcan.

b b are movable bars fitting over the top of the posts a a. These barshold the cogwheels (I in gear with the large cog-wheel O, and they areprovided with a square opening on the under side in the middlethereof,which said square opening forms aseat for the square top of theshaft G of the stirrer, thus holding it stationary.

The cans being filled and placed in the position shown in Figs. 1 and2,when either the wheel 0 or 0 is turned in the proper direction, theshaft B revolving turns the beveled cogwheel b, thus revolving the largecog-wheel G,whicl1 operates the cog-wheels d on top of the cans, andsaid tops or lids being securely fastened to the body of the can thewhole thing is turned around while the stirrer-shaft G is heldstationary by the square top thereof fitting into the bar b. Should itbe desirable to allow the can to remain stationary, the cog-wheel cl maybe removed from the can top D and fitted to the stirrer-shaft G, the topof said shaft being made round instead of square, as shown, so as toallow it to revolve.

It will readily be seen that by the means herein shown I am enabled tomanipulate all four of the cans of cream by one and the same beveledportion on top for the engagement of ICO the gear I), and a verticalportion beneath the beveled portion, the refieptacles E, placed inrectangular form and having the shafts G, and pinions d and covers Dturning about said shafts G, said pinions engaging the Vertical cogs onthe wheel 0, substantially as set forth.

2. An ice-cream freezer consisting of the frame A, cut out to receivethe circular tubs, and having bearings on top for a horizontal shaft, aset of four tubs placed in said frame,

freezing-cans in said tubs, a central shaft and stirrer in each can, acover, D, and pinion d on top of each can, adapted to turn togetherthereon, a main cog-wheel, 0, having vertical cogs engaging with thepinions d and beveled

